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EXPLORING APPLICATIONS
In early October, the CKLN invited Dr. Martha Giraldo, Executive Director of the Columbian national research and education network, RENATA, to facilitate a series of meetings with Caribbean stakeholders, to consider potential educational and research applications for implementation on C@ribNET.In early October, in response to requests by stakeholders in Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados, the CKLN invited Ms. Martha Giraldo, the outgoing Executive Director of the Columbian national research and education network, RENATA, to facilitate a series of meetings with potential end users of C@ribNET.
While C@ribNET is scheduled to become functional in a few months, the development of national research and education networks (NRENs) in the region is in the embryonic stage and much work needs to be done to assist potential members on how these innovations may add value to their operations.
The objective of Giaraldo's sessions was to support the leadership of the tertiary education and research communities ...... Read on..
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TECHNICAL UPDATE on C@ribNET
Many in the region and beyond are looking forward (not least of all CKLN!),to the implementation of C@ribNET. We are pleased to report that steady progress is being made by all parties to ensure the requisite elements are in place for a fully functional network. LIME is quite advanced in their preparations for the backbone nodes (in Miami, Santo Domingo, Kingston and Port of Spain) as well as the international links to redCLARA, Internet 2 and G�ant. The backbone will be an STM1 in the first instance, with capability to be increased, .....
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| CKLN HAS TALKS WITH OECS
Mr. Ken Sylvester, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network, CKLN, recently visited with government representatives from Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua. In the discussions, Mr. Sylvester shared the proposed configuration of the OECS member states to the regional network, C@ribNET, and the respective roles and responsibilities of each country as members of that network. The need to develop a sub-regional, OECS research and education network was discussed and CKLN is working towards facilitating an initial meeting in the coming months. In addition, the respective countries identified the national institutions that will be connected to C@ribNET, in the first instance.
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Special Interest Group (SIG) on Emerging National Research and Education Networks
The SIG is a spin-off from a small number of regional interest groups that formed where a group of individuals were interested in pursuing information about opportunities in specific regions. These groups convene at Internet2 member meetings to exchange information and catch up on current happenings in the region.
Currently, there are four active regional interest groups: CARIBBEAN, SOUTH ASIA, MIDDLE EAST, and AFRICA. The mission: to bring together the international community to address advancing the state of high-performance networking for research and education in underserved places around the world.
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Invitation for Bids
The Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network invites sealed bids from eligible bidders for the provision of Network Operations Centre (NOC) services to the Regional Research and Education Network C@ribNET. For further information please see the SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE (SPN) |
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Trinidad and Tobago's Minister of Science, Technology and Tertiary Education, Senator the Honourable Fazal Karim (l) and Ms. Martha Giraldo, Executive Director of RENATA, one of the national research and education networks (NRENs) in Latin America (r)
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THE IMPORTANCE OF NRENs A National Research and Education Network (NREN) coordinates and supports the needs of the research and education communities within a country. In many respects, Europe has become a world leader in research and education networking. One of the success factors has been .........
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"I am very encouraged by the reception from government representatives in the OECS", Mr. Sylvester said, and expects active and vigorous discussions when the OECS REN is activated.
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Colleen Wint-Smith, Communications Specialist, CKLN (L), Tom Fryer, International Relations, DANTE (C ) and David Edwards, Programme Manager, CKLN (R) in discussion at Internet 2 Fall Meeting.
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Dr. Heidi Alvarez, Director for the Center for Internet Augmented Research & Assessment at Florida International University, (L) who leads the Caribbean SIG speaking with David Edwards. CKLN Programme Manager (R )
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Caribbean Knowledge and Learning Network
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